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Hi!
My name is John Sutton. I'm a webcomic artist from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
About six years ago, although I'm not a scientist (or even closely related to any scientific field), I started drawing comics about a bungling scientist and his robot sidekick. After pestering my coworkers for weeks with my latest drawings, they suggested that I start posting them online.
After six years, a huge learning curve, and a LOT of self-doubts, I really feel like these comics have come a long way. What I've posted below is some of the funniest comics from the last few years, but if you'd like to see all 550+ comics feel free to check out my website or my social media.
I hope you enjoy!
More info: the-petri-dish.com
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#1
Migrossis
Final score:
191points
John Sutton (Submission author) 6 years ago
Ha ha ha ..................... no. :-(
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#2
Retro Virus
Final score:
140points
Conor Hartley 6 years ago
Ah yes, I recognise that virus. It's that devastating disease, Boogie Fever
tuzdayschild 6 years ago
You can tell by way he walks his walk he's a woman's virus, no time to cough.
Frozengeckolover 6 years ago
Well, he did say he wasn't a scientist. I'm not a scientist either, so I didn't notice.
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#3
Chick Magnet
Final score:
135points
#4
This Is Why Thaddeus Doesn't Get Invited To Many Parties
Final score:
134points
Hans 6 years ago
Not quite. Humans are symbiots...if we were really lonely, we would soon die!
Load More Replies... Isabel Care 6 years ago
Watched a documentary on this when I was young (think it was by Emma Thompson's dad) and didn't want any part of me to touch any other part of me or anything in the world. Didn't like being confined to a body before I watched it.
Frozengeckolover 6 years ago (edited)
Lol! I've gotten in the shower with my glasses on (I forgot I had them on), but I quickly remembered when they fogged up.
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Drawn Out
Final score:
130points
#6
Nervous Novices
Final score:
107points
Christopher Clark 6 years ago
Miskatonic University Department of Genetic Engineering: "The homework ate my dog"
#7
Perterbed Produce
Final score:
107points
Glenna Wheatley 6 years ago
Was that supposed to be "Perturbed Produce?" Because bad spelling isn't funny. OK. It was a little funny.
#8
The Lowest Form Of Humour
Final score:
95points
error_404_user_not_found 5 years ago
The fact that the woooshed commenters name was DONALD TRUMP is too perfect
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Ciara McMurdo-Farr 6 years ago
Omg I just saw that ‘trump’ commented below
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#9
Actually, Bacterial Cultures Prefer Hip Hop
Final score:
92points
#10
Somewhere, A Fireman Gets A Shiver. His Dalmatian Whimpers
Final score:
91points
Magpie 6 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2XIMKX3ktg&t=181s<<<<<<<<<<<<< you will like it.
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love life you only live once 6 years ago
nonflammable you say????????????????????????????You where wrong
#11
Breakroom Fridges Are The Amazon Jungle Of The Workplace
Final score:
78points
Michelle Pitsiokos 6 years ago
"Close the door! I'm dressing!" Said the Bleu cheese. Hire hur. I've got mom jokes.
meow point1 6 years ago
Is the joke meant to be that there are so many microbes you can hear them talking?
#12
Inside Joke
Final score:
73points
Monika Soffronow 6 years ago
Yeah, and be sure to put some heart into it.
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#13
Limbo
Final score:
68points
Elizabeth Wallace 6 years ago
Please tell me the pencils in the ceiling are an X-Files reference!
#14
I'm Also A Chick Magnet, But I Only Attract Small Birds
Final score:
63points
#15
Complicated Coffee
Final score:
62points
Isabel Care 6 years ago
I just want a colour chart so I can point to the strength of drink I'm after. How am I supposed to know how strong their brew is when I've never been there before?
Dani 6 years ago
Actually... that’s a pretty smart idea. Just have one for each type of roast or whatever. Now I have to start a coffee shop just to employ this brilliancy.
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meow point1 6 years ago
My mother can actually tell what kind of milk (soy milk, cows' milk, etc) is in her coffee by smelling it!
#16
Middleage Mutant Enigma Girdles
Final score:
58points
#17
If I Have Seen Far It Is Because I Have Stood On The Shoulders Of Interns
Final score:
58points
Aileen 6 years ago
Yes! And most of the time the actual fun experiment doesn’t make up for the 15 pre-lab and post-lab questions!
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FatBaby 6 years ago
Logic: his glasses are round when he's facing forward but square when he's facing upwards
Ethan Cook 6 years ago
Because he artist didn't shade it much. The glasses are very much in fact round. When facing up, the perimeter of the circle makes it look as if it were a square. (Or you could just be being sarcastic)
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#18
Gmo? Omg!
Final score:
56points
Conrad Strucker 6 years ago
Gary? Of the entire world of pickle-related names, he went with Gary. Henceforth, the pickle shall be called Richard.
released kraken 6 years ago
sabra gives you all you daily nutrients like oH mY gOd cHoLeStErOl
#19
Skip The Middle Man
Final score:
55points
TacoMan3000 6 years ago
Man: And Then I... Ron: Ah,et,et... *drinks coffee* Ron: You may now.. speak Man: Freakin .......
John Sutton (Submission author) 6 years ago
Technically, Bob is a cyborg. He has a human brain. :-)
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Man, That Breakroom Fridge Really Needs Cleaning
Final score:
52points
#21
Magnified Interest
Final score:
52points
#22
There Are Definitely Some Jiggling Things In My Fridge, But Nothing Moving
Final score:
49points
Toni Tangents 6 years ago
I think the mould in the fridge came to life and can talk
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Crossed
Final score:
47points
#24
Hypochondriac Hardware
Final score:
44points
error_404_user_not_found 5 years ago
I googled minor headache, it said that there was no need to worry then suddenly cut to "Inflammation or other problems with the blood vessels in and around the brain, including stroke. Infections, such as meningitis"
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#25
Only Thaddeus Could Set Glass Beakers On Fire
Final score:
43points
#26
Easy Breezy Beautiful. Cover Hurl
Final score:
40points
#27
No Limits
Final score:
38points
#28
Hopefully The Taser Was On A Low Setting
Final score:
37points
#29
Potatos Taking Over The World
Final score:
35points
#30
This Is Me Every Time I Open My Phone
Final score:
35points
meow point1 6 years ago
Hopefully, Thaddeus is just playing a prank. P.S. I didn't know that in Farmville, the cows mooed when they were hungry. I thought mooing was just sort of a random noise that played.
#31
He Knows Too Much
Final score:
33points
John Sutton (Submission author) 6 years ago
OMG .... now I need to go draw a potato on a motorcycle! BRB ....
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#32
Is Your Refrigerator Running?
Final score:
29points
#34
Not So Soft Drink
Final score:
27points
#35
If You're Wondering ... Yes, I Just Got An Instant Pot. No, I Haven't Put My Phone In It Yet, But I Kinda Want To Now
Final score:
26points
Rob Chapman 6 years ago (edited)
I honestly don't understand the hype surrounding the Instant Pot. I know people that swear by this thing & think it's the greatest kitchen invention ever. It's just a trendy pressure cooker. Pressure cookers have been around since the 40's.
#36
Man, That Is A Big Potato
Final score:
25points
meow point1 6 years ago
I thought nervousness was meant to make people *lose* their appetites.
engineer_nope.avi 6 years ago (edited)
Everyone, ATTACK! *look at bags of chips* *everyone runs away in panic except for that guy*
#37
On One Condition
Final score:
25points
#38
Emancipation
Final score:
25points
Amanda Ford 6 years ago
The cucumber is a fruit too. Actually *resettles nerd glasses* anything with its seed on the inside is a fruit, including gourds like pumpkins and squash, whereas most berries aren't true berries because they are a collection of seed "pouches". And don't get me started on strawberries!
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#39
I Was Tempted To Make Some 'Probe' Puns Here, But This Is A Family Comic
Final score:
24points
#40
I'd Rather Be A Hammer Than A Nail
Final score:
22points
#41
Dog Gone Experiment
Final score:
22points
#42
Fartfix (Tm)
Final score:
21points
#43
How To Speak Scientist
Final score:
21points
#44
Spectacular Vernacular
Final score:
19points
Samuel Zhao 3 years ago
Seeing an adult try to speak slang is like watching an animal dying slowly. On one hand you want to be humane and put them out of their misery but in the other hand you want to say what happens
#47
If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Genetically Engineered A Cake...
Final score:
17points
#48
This Spot Is Octopied
Final score:
17points
#49
A McRose By Any Other Name...
Final score:
16points
#50
I Think I May Have Dated Myself With That Ben Gay Reference
Final score:
13points
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What do you think ?
Amanda Raynes 6 years ago
I wuld have enjoyed these more if they were larger. I am having a hard time reading them. Good work tho. Very funny.
Keisha Washington 6 years ago
"but if you'd like to see all 550+ comics feel free to check out my website or my social media." Dude that so sounds like a challenge! 1. Cancel everything. 2. Hold my calls. 3. Out of my way people I'm off to the petri dish!
Chris Pitch 6 years ago
Very good, reminds me of all the classics mixed together, far side, Garfield, footrot flats, Asterix and Obelix
The Phantom of the Opera 6 years ago (edited)
I'm no where close to a scientist and I draw comics about science too! Yours are great! :)
Amanda Raynes 6 years ago
I wuld have enjoyed these more if they were larger. I am having a hard time reading them. Good work tho. Very funny.
Keisha Washington 6 years ago
"but if you'd like to see all 550+ comics feel free to check out my website or my social media." Dude that so sounds like a challenge! 1. Cancel everything. 2. Hold my calls. 3. Out of my way people I'm off to the petri dish!
Chris Pitch 6 years ago
Very good, reminds me of all the classics mixed together, far side, Garfield, footrot flats, Asterix and Obelix
The Phantom of the Opera 6 years ago (edited)
I'm no where close to a scientist and I draw comics about science too! Yours are great! :)
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